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==Related Lessons== | |||
* [[Language/Yue-chinese/Grammar/Negation|Negation]] | |||
* [[Language/Yue-chinese/Grammar/Conjunctions|Conjunctions]] | |||
* [[Language/Yue-chinese/Grammar/0-to-A1-Course|0 to A1 Course]] | |||
* [[Language/Yue-chinese/Grammar/Possessive-Pronouns|Possessive Pronouns]] | |||
* [[Language/Yue-chinese/Grammar/Comprehensive-Review|Comprehensive Review]] | |||
* [[Language/Yue-chinese/Grammar/Hello-and-Goodbye|Hello and Goodbye]] | |||
* [[Language/Yue-chinese/Grammar/Past-Tense|Past Tense]] | |||
* [[Language/Yue-chinese/Grammar/Present-Tense|Present Tense]] | |||
* [[Language/Yue-chinese/Grammar/Particles|Particles]] | |||
* [[Language/Yue-chinese/Grammar/Adverbs|Adverbs]] | |||
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Revision as of 21:01, 22 March 2023
Yue Chinese personal pronouns are essential to learn if you want to have basic conversations in this language. In this lesson, we will go over the personal pronouns in Yue Chinese.
Subject Pronouns
Subject pronouns are the pronouns used for the subject of the sentence. The subject of the sentence is the person or thing doing the action. Let's take a look at the personal subject pronouns in Yue Chinese:
Yue Chinese | Pronunciation | English |
---|---|---|
我 | ngoh5 | I, me |
你 | nei5 | you (singular) |
佢 | keoi5 | he, him, she, her |
我哋 | ngoh5 dei6 | we, us |
你哋 | nei5 dei6 | you (plural) |
佢哋 | keoi5 dei6 | they, them |
Note that the third-person pronoun 佢 (keoi5) can be used for both he and she. To indicate gender, you can add the suffix 子 (zi2) to 佢 (he) to form 佢子 (keoi5 zi2) for "he" or add the suffix 姐 (ze2) to 佢 (she) to form 佢姐 (keoi5 ze2) for "she".
Object Pronouns
Object pronouns are the pronouns used for the object of the sentence. The object of the sentence is the person or thing receiving the action. Let's take a look at the personal object pronouns in Yue Chinese:
Yue Chinese | Pronunciation | English |
---|---|---|
我 | ngoh5 | me |
你 | nei5 | you (singular) |
佢 | keoi5 | him, her |
我哋 | ngoh5 dei6 | us |
你哋 | nei5 dei6 | you (plural) |
佢哋 | keoi5 dei6 | them |
Note that the same third-person pronoun 佢 (keoi5) is used for both him and her.
Possessive Pronouns
Possessive pronouns are used to indicate possession or belonging. Let's take a look at the possessive pronouns in Yue Chinese:
Yue Chinese | Pronunciation | English |
---|---|---|
我嘅 | ngoh5 ge3 | my, mine |
你嘅 | nei5 ge3 | your, yours (singular) |
佢嘅 | keoi5 ge3 | his, her, hers |
我哋嘅 | ngoh5 dei6 ge3 | our, ours |
你哋嘅 | nei5 dei6 ge3 | your, yours (plural) |
佢哋嘅 | keoi5 dei6 ge3 | their, theirs |
Note that 嘅 (ge3) is the particle used to form possessive pronouns.
Reflexive Pronouns
Reflexive pronouns are used to indicate that the subject and object of the sentence are the same person or thing. Let's take a look at the reflexive pronoun in Yue Chinese:
Yue Chinese | Pronunciation | English |
---|---|---|
自己 | zi6 gei2 | oneself |
Emphatic Pronouns
Emphatic pronouns are used to emphasize the subject or object of the sentence. Let's take a look at the emphatic pronouns in Yue Chinese:
Yue Chinese | Pronunciation | English |
---|---|---|
我自己 | ngoh5 zi6 gei2 | myself |
你自己 | nei5 zi6 gei2 | yourself |
佢自己 | keoi5 zi6 gei2 | himself, herself |
我哋自己 | ngoh5 dei6 zi6 gei2 | ourselves |
你哋自己 | nei5 dei6 zi6 gei2 | yourselves |
佢哋自己 | keoi5 dei6 zi6 gei2 | themselves |
Note that 自己 (zi6 gei2) can be added after the pronoun to form the emphatic pronouns.
Summary
In this lesson, we have gone over the personal pronouns in Yue Chinese, including subject pronouns, object pronouns, possessive pronouns, reflexive pronouns, and emphatic pronouns. These pronouns are essential to learn if you want to have basic conversations in the language. Remember to practice using them in context to get used to their usage.
Related Lessons
- Negation
- Conjunctions
- 0 to A1 Course
- Possessive Pronouns
- Comprehensive Review
- Hello and Goodbye
- Past Tense
- Present Tense
- Particles
- Adverbs